George Byron, 9th Baron Byron

For other people named George Byron, see George Byron (disambiguation).

For other people titled Lord Byron, see Baron Byron.

The Lord Byron
Born	27 December 1855
Died	30 March 1917 (age 61)
Title	9th Baron Byron
Spouse(s)	Fanny Lucy Radmall
Children	none
Parent(s)	Frederick Byron, Mary Jane Wescomb

Lt. George Frederick William Byron, 9th Baron Byron (27 December 1855 – 30 March 1917) was a British army officer, and the ninth Baron Byron, as grandson of Admiral George Anson Byron, 7th Baron Byron, who was the cousin of Romantic poet and writer George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron.

Byron was the son of the Hon. Frederick Byron and Mary Jane Wescomb. He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, UK. He succeeded to the title of 9th Baron Byron in 1870 upon the death of his uncle, Captain George Anson Byron, 8th Baron Byron. He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, in 1880 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA). In 1899 he was declared bankrupt. He held rank of Lieutenant in the 4th Battalion, Essex Regiment.

Lord Byron died on 30 March 1917, and was succeeded by his younger brother, the Reverend Frederick Ernest Charles Byron (born 1861).

Family

Lord Byron married Fanny Lucy Radmall in 1901; they had no children.

Peerage of England
Preceded by George Anson Byron	Baron Byron 1870–1917	Succeeded by Frederick Byron

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